Receptacle.



No. 878,797. PATENTE'D DEC. 17, 1907.

G. J. SCHMIDT. REGEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.10,190-7 'vzuantfar uffiw ney p the receptacle body.

CHARLES J. SCHMIDT, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.

RE GEPTAGLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J n ry 10.1907. SerialNo. 351.686.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. Somumr, a

citizen of the United States, residing at .Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of this spec cat1on. 0

,My invention relates to, receptacles, and

its object is to provide improved means for,

facilitating the opening thereof.

My/invention is particularly adaptable to receptacles for containing shoe ,blacking, stove blacking, salve, pills, tape and so on. These receptacles or boxes, particularly for containing shoe blacking, are sometimes extremely difficult to open in the natural way, the blacking and sometimes the varnish with which the box is coated, getting under the rim of the cover and practically gluing it to Various means have been devised for opening such boxes, but these means are all in the nature of mechanical attachments which sometimes cost more than the box itself, therefore, making the use of the box prohibitive as a commercial article. My invention on the otheikhand is extremely simple as well as efficient, and does not in the least increase the cost of manufacture.

Broadly, my invention consists in providing an opening through one of the box parts, such. opening having an edge in line with the edge of the other part when the box is closed, the adjacent edges leaving a thin slit through which the blade of a knife may be pushed or wedged to force open the box.

In the accompanying drawing my invention and various modifications are shown.

Figure l is a plan view of a box to which my invention is applied Fig. 2- is a front view of the box; Fig. 3 is a sectional view takenon line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a front view of part of a box, showing a modified arrangement of my invention; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a front view of a part of a box, showing another modified form of my invention; Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7 -7 of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is an interior view of the body part of the box shown in Fig. 7, and Fig. 9 is aninterior view of the cover part of the box shown in Fig. 7.

' My various modifications of the invention are shown in the figures applied to cylin-i drical boxes, such as a shoe blackifng box,

having the body part]; and the cover part c. Thebody part has the head a engagpd by the eilge dd of the cover part when t e box is c ose Figs. 2 and 3 show perha s the sim lest form of my invention. T e blank om which the cover is formed is punched .to leave a rectangular opening 0 which appears in the cylindrical wall e when the cover is completed and in such position that its up per edge f is substantially in line with t edge g of the body part when the cover en gages the body part so that a thin slit 8 is provided through which a knife blade or other suitable instrument may be pushed or wedged to thereby force the'cover from the body part to open the box. The height of the opening 0 may be sufficient so that the I inserted. blade may be turned when between the edges f and g. The section It below the opening; oprevents spreading of the cover when applied which spreading would otherwise happen with the opening 0 extended to the edge 11 of the cover.

The, slit s is so thin that the contents of the box will be in no great danger of eva ora tion, but where it is particularly desire that any evaporation be uarded against, varnish or other suitable su )stance may be daubed over the slit, the box being then rendered absolutely air tight. A paster 1) may also be a plied over the opening 0 and the slit after t e box is closed. This paster may be of transparent material so that the slit can be seen, or a black line or other desi nati means may appear on the paster to 510w W iere the slit is, and directions for opening the box may also be printed on the paster.

In" Figs. 4 and 5 is shown a-modified arrangement. Here the o ening 0 appears in the cylindrical wall 1" of t e body part and in such position that its lower ed e l is substantially in line with the edge of the cover when the box is closed, and with this arrangement the slit 8 will appear-below the edge (1 as shown, and upon insertion of a knife blade.

the cover may readily be wedged from the body part. To renderthe box air tight with this arrangement, the preferable way would be-to apply varnish or o stance to fill the slit.

The arrangement shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is best adapted for receptacles which are to contain plastic substances, such as shoe polther suit able subish, stbve polish, salve, etc,, as the body part can be completely filled to its u per ed e, there being no danger of leakage't rough t e opening 0.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 4 and 5, there might, however, be leakage through the opening 0 if the contents of the box were plastic, and this form of box, therefore, is etter adapted for containing solid material like pills, tape, etc; In Figs. 6, 7 8 and 9 is shown another modification which might be better adapted for larger boxes which require more force to opent em. In this arrangement the cover is formed with a to e t extending inwardly from the edge f of t e opening 0, the lower face of this tongue lying in the plane of the edge g of the body part. The body part of the box is also formed with atopgue'u ex tending inwardly from its upper edge with its upper face in the plane of the edge so that when the cover is applied, the" tongues t and 'lb will closely engage each other, as shown in Fig. 7 The edges f of the tongue t, and 7' of the tongue at are slightly rounded, thusallow ing ready entrance of the knife blade between the tongues. These tongues strengthen theedges f and 9 where the knife blade is inserted, and besides by closely engaging prevent evaporation through the opemng o. Varnish or other suitable substance, however may also be daubed to fill the opening 0 and the entrance slit to insure air tightness, or a stance may be applied to t paster might also be applied over the opening. Where the box contains plastic mate rial, such as shoe blanking; some of the sube tongue u so that when the cover 1s applied, this substance will form a packing about the opening, thus to make the box air tight. The tongues 12 and u may also be so placed that their engaging 1 faces lie in a'plane below or, above the edge 9 of the body part. v

Both parts of the box of my invention may be stamped integral from sheet material.

The form of my invention applied as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 does not in the least increase the cost of manufacture. Even with the ad- Y ditional tongues u and t, the manufacture price will not be materially increased. At the same time the box can be easily opened and without injury to the knife blade when a knife is used. In some boxes on the market, the directions are to run the point of a knife under the edge of the cover, but in so doing the knife isinjured and besides the cover will be on just as tight afteras before.

I do not wish to be limited to the construction and modifications here shown, as more modificationswill suggest themselves.

I claim broadly new the feature of having an opening through one of the box members whic opening has an edge coming in line with anredge 1n the other member to form a thin slit when the box is closed, said thin slit allowing the insertion of a knife blade or other suitable implement by means of which the box members may be forced apart.

I, therefore, desire to secure ny Letters Patent the following claims:

1. in a receptacle comprising body memher and a cover member, said members hav' ing telescoping walls, an opening through one wall within the edge thEIQOi? so as to leave the edge intact, one edge of theopening being opposite an ed a on the other well whereby a suitable imp ement may be in sorted between the opposite edges tolorce the members apart.

2. In a receptacle comprising a'body member and a cover member, said members having telescopin walls, an opening through one wall within t re edge thereof so as to leave the edge intact, one edge of the opening being opposite an edge on the otherwall where by a suitable implement may be inserted bemember-inside the ed e thereof to leave the edge intact, one edge 0 the rectangular opening beingsu-bstantially in line with the outer J edge of the other member to p ovide a thin entrance slit into the receptacle when the -members are engaged to close the receptacle whereby a knife blade or other implement may be inserted into the box between the opposed edges of the slit to force the receptacle members apart.

4, In a rece tacle, the combination with a body member liaving a horizontal and a vertical wall, of a cover member having a horizontal wall and a vertical wall forenga 'ng the vertical wall of the body member to c ose the receptacle, there being a rectangular opening through the vertical wall of one member inside the edge thereof to leave the edge intact, one edge of the rectangular opening being substantially in line with the outer edge of theother member to provide a thin entrance slit into the receptacle when the members are engaged to close the race tacle whereby a knife blade or other imp ement maybe inserted into the box between the op osed edges oi the slit to iorce the re ceptac e members apart, and sealing material a plied over the slit when the box is closed through which sealing material the knife blade or other implement may easily be passed.

5. A and a cover part, each having a horizontal receptacle cemprising a body part and a cover art, each having a horizontal cover part within the edge thereof to keep and a vertic'a wall, there being a rectangular opening throu h the vertical wall of the art within the edge thereof to keep the e ge intact, the upper edge of, whic opening is ada ted to appear opposite the upper edge of t e body member whenthe receptacle is closed, thereby roviding a thin slit through which a knife b ade or other implement may be inserted into the receptacle for forcing the members apart, and a seal ap-' plied over the opening and slit to hermetically seal the box when closed, said seal being of substance through which the knife blade or other implement can readily be applied.

7. A receptacle comprisingca body part and a cover art, each having a horizontal and a vertica wall, there being a rectangular opening throu h the vertical wall of the the edge intact, the upper edge of which opening is adapted to appear opposite the upper edge of the body member when the receptacle is closed, thereby providing a thin slit through which a knife lade or other imple- V ment may be inserted into the receptacle for forcing the members apart, and a seal in the form of a pasterapplied over the opening to prevent evaporation therethrough when the.

receptacle is closed. a

8. In a receptacle .com rising a body member and a cover mem er, an opening through one member having an edge appearing opposite an edge on the other member between which edges a suitable implement may be inserted to force the members apart,

and inturned flanges for reinforcing the edges.

9. In a receptacle comprising a body member and a cover member, said members having telescoping Walls, an opening through .one wall having an edge dis osed opposite an edge on the other wall w iereby a suitable implement may be inserted between the opposite edges to force the members apart, and anges extending inwardly from the edges and in engagement with each other.

10. In a receptacle comprising a body member and a cover member, said members having'telescoping walls, an opening through one well within the edge thereof to leave the edge intact, one edge of the opening being opposite an edge on the other wall, wherebyv a suitable implement may be inserted between the opposite edges to force the members apart, and reinforcing flanges extending inwardly from the edges.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8th day of January A. 1).,

CHARLES J. SCHMIDT.

Witnesses:

HARVEY L. HANSON, FRED W. KoEnN. 

